State v. Rodriguez

87 P.3d 1201 (2004)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Refujio Abel RODRIGUEZ, Appellant.

No. 20717-0-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Three.

April 15, 2004.

James E. Egan, Attorney at Law, Kennewick, WA, for Appellant.

David W. Corkrum, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Pasco, WA, for Respondent.

OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART

SWEENEY, A.C.J.

Jury instructions must "more than adequately" inform the jury of the law on self-defense in order to pass appellate scrutiny. State v. Walden, 131 Wash.2d 469, 473, 932 P.2d 1237 (1997). Here, the jury could have believed that in order for Refujio…